Resilient wheel.



' w. IRELAND.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED 001129,}914.

Patented Aug. 24,1915

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To all whom itmc zg concern,

Be it known that I, WALT IRELAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnath, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certainneW' and useful Improvements, in Resilient lVheels; andI do hereby declarethe follow ing to bea full, clear,and exact description of the, invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art, to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to resilient. wheels and. the primary object of theiinvention is to providea resilient wheel: which has a plurality of. resilient shockabsorbing spokes, for absorbing the shock occasioned to the periphery or tread of the. wheel prior to their transmission. to the hub of the wheel and axle of the vehicle upon which the Wheel isrnounted. I

Another object of this invention. is to provide a -resilientwheel as specified which has telescoping spokes, about which are wound spiral springs, and further to provide washers welded to the telescoping sections of the spokes for retaining theends of the spiral spring forpreventingv accidental displacement thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein'like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in Which; I

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of a part ofa wheel constructed in accordance with this invention, showing one of the telescoping spokes in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line2-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularlyto the drawing, 1 designates the hub ofthe wheel which is constructed in the ordinary rnanner having a spindle receiving bore formed centrally thereinfi 2 designates theifellyof'the wheel which has any suitable type of cushioning tire, preferably a solid rubberlor resilient tire 3 mounted upon the periphery thereof."

The inner wall of the felly 2 of thewheel Applicaticn fil ed October 29, 19 1 4 Seriel No, 869,2 e4.

. formed in washer 16.

tially spaced openings .4. which receive the Spec iiicationlof Letters Ijatent', Patent edrAu g. 214, 1915 7 is provided with a plurality ofrcircumferenk outer ends of tubes 5. The tubes 5 forni,sec-

tions I of the, spokes of the, 'wheel.,and they are detaehably' connected'to thelfelly' 2, by

being screw threaded. into theboresjwhich are formedin the felly'2. The tubesgfiektend inwardly the felly 2 toward the central axis of thehub 1 and have slidably seated thereinrods or stems 6. The rods or stems" 6 which, when taken. in connection g w th the tubesor sleeves 5 formthelspokes of the wheel are det achably connected tothe' hub 1 by screw threadably mounting'their inner end, into the hub as is clearly shownat 7 in Fig. Qofflthedrawing. The rocls6 extend radially from theperjiphery of the hub f and are slidably seated within the tubes .or sleeves ,5. The hub 1 hasrivetsS extending transversely therethrough, which rivets extend through the ends ofthe rods 6 which i are seated within the hub forpreventing the rods from working lO OSe within the hub a upon rotation of the wheel. 7 ThefellyQfis pr'ovidedwith rivets Qwh ich extend-transversely therethrough and through the ends of the tubes 5 for preventing the accidental displacement of these tubes.

The sleeves 5 have washers 10 secured thereto in any suitable manner such as by welding,which washers are'provided with annularrecesses 11, and transversely extending openings 12 which communicate with the annular recesses 11.: The sleeves 5 have coiled thereabout spiral springs 14c, which springs have one of their ends inserted through the openings 12 and coiled about the sleeves within the annular recess 11' formed in the washers 10, for preventing accidental dislodgment of the spiral spring and also for securely attaching them to the The springs 14 are also coiled sleeves. about the rod 6 and their ends opposite to the ones which are inserted into the recesses "accomplishedby the insertion of the end through openings 18 which are formed within the collars transversely to the annular recesses 15, and it tends to hold the springs permanently attached to the hub of the R the hub-land the felly 2 of the heel for; I absorbing shock occasioned during the Vehicle, While the collars attached to the rim, thereby providing a proficient shock absorbing member interposedbetw'een travel of; the heel. The telescopinggof the spokeswhichare composed of the rods 6 and the sleeves 5 Will permit of the compres sion orexpansionof the springs under 1o movement ofthewheel :felly, as necessary for the efliicientshock absorbing thereby. a In assemblingth'efwheel' the telesco ing enough to; prevent disarrang'ement by the tension of'the spring; If the springs are made the. proper length the tension of the springw'i'll notbe great enough toallovv the j springs to come out of engagement With the 9 collars. v

V From' thejforegoing description taken in connection with the accompanying v drawings the? adyantages of construction and of the method of'eperation of the improved resilieiit Wheel Willbe readily apparent to those skilled inth'e' art to Which this invention appertains and; hile' in the foregoing de- I scriptionrthef principle [of the operation gether With Various; features of construction,

10f as meanhas use id 'cribe t itis to'beunderstood that certain minor features of 7 construction, combination and arrangement of parts may bealtered to suit What" is claimed. to

What is claimed is;-

pra ctic'al conditions provided such altera' I I tions are comprehended Withinlthe scope of I A resilient wheel 'coniprisinga hub, a'felly i extending circumferentially aboutsaid'hub,

a plurality of telescoping spokes connecting said hub and jfelly, spiralsprings'coiled about said telescoping spokes, a pair of Washers each having anann'ular-recess and ing secured tothe upper part ofone of said spokes; and abutting the hub,-thez other transverse opening communicating 'said'annular recess, once]? said Washers be- Washer being secured to the lower part of the spoke and abutting the telly, the ends serted through the transverse openings into said annular recess whereby said sprlngs are held from displacement. i I i In testimonyWhereo-it' I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

Witnesses a I WIL AM H, IBELAND I WI LIAMCQBUMPKE.

of the coiled spring bein'g adapted to' be ini WALTER IRELAND. a

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